February 2024 – Law School Student Employability Blog

I secured my Training Contract with Burges Salmon through their Diversity Mentoring Scheme

Posted on 27th February 202428th February 2024 by University of Bristol Law School

Offered in partnership with the Law School, the Burges Salmon Diversity Mentoring Scheme aims to bridge the gap in offering legal work experience and networking to underrepresented groups. Final-year LLB Law student, Nafisa El-Turke was one of the first mentees on the scheme which ran during 2023 and she shares her experience from application to being mentored and finally receiving a training contract with the firm.

My Experience protecting a Redfield cinema’s Asset of Community Value status

Posted on 15th February 202420th February 2024 by eb17425

To celebrate Student Volunteering Week 2024, we caught up with final-year LLB student Lydia Jones to ask her about her work, together with fellow Law Clinic student Maryam Alsuwaidi (final-year LLB), to provide pro bono support to preserve a potential community space of great value in Bristol.

My experience of the Cross Examination Exercise with the Avon and Somerset Police

Posted on 1st February 202415th February 2024 by emily.ford

Earlier this month, law students were given the opportunity to take part in a cross-examination exercise with Avon and Somerset Police. Final year LLB student Sophia Manley shares her insight into the exercise – including what a cross-examination is, the role she and other law students played, and her highlight of the event.